McInerney, Jeremy
Ancient Greek Civilization / Jeremy McInerney ; The Teaching Company. - 1st ed. - Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2003. - 4 DVDs (720 min) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in + 1 Course Guidebook (103 p. : ill. ; 19 cm). - The Great Courses .
Includes a biography on the author, a course scope, and bibliographical references.
"Professor Jeremy McInerney has delivered piercing insights into the secrets of the ancient world throughout his career, both as Davidson Kennedy Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and as a field archaeologist working at ancient sites in Israel and Greece. His scholarship on the classical world has appeared in respected academic journals, including the American Journal of Archaeology" (Publisher's website). DISC CONTENTS: Disc 1
Lecture 1: Greece and the Western world
Lecture 2: Minoan Grete
Lecture 3: Schliemann and Mycenae
Lecture 4: The long twilight
Lecture 5: The age of heroes
Lecture 6: From Sicily to Syria, the growth of trade and
colonization
Disc 2
Lecture 7: Delphi and Olympia
Lecture 8: The Spartans
Lecture 9: Revolution
Lecture 10: Tyranny
Lecture 11: The origins of democracy
Lecture 12: Beyond Greece, the Persian empire
Disc 3
Lecture 13: The Persian wars
Lecture 14: The Athenian empire
Lecture 15: The art of democracy
Lecture 16: Sacrifice and Greek religion
Lecture 17: Theater and the competition of art
Lecture 18: Sex and gender
Disc 4
Lecture 19: The Peloponnessian war, part 1
Lecture 20: The Peloponnessian war, part II
Lecture 21: Socrates on trial
Lecture 22: Slavery and freedom
Lecture 23: Athens in decline?
Lecture 24: Philip, Alexander, and Greece in transition
"Professor Jeremy McInerney has delivered piercing insights into the secrets of the ancient world throughout his career, both as Davidson Kennedy Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and as a field archaeologist working at ancient sites in Israel and Greece. His scholarship on the classical world has appeared in respected academic journals, including the American Journal of Archaeology" (Publisher's website). Disc 1
Lecture 1: Greece and the Western world
Lecture 2: Minoan Grete
Lecture 3: Schliemann and Mycenae
Lecture 4: The long twilight
Lecture 5: The age of heroes
Lecture 6: From Sicily to Syria, the growth of trade and colonization
Disc 2
Lecture 7: Delphi and Olympia
Lecture 8: The Spartans
Lecture 9: Revolution
Lecture 10: Tyranny
Lecture 11: The origins of democracy
Lecture 12: Beyond Greece, the Persian empire
Disc 3
Lecture 13: The Persian wars
Lecture 14: The Athenian empire
Lecture 15: The art of democracy
Lecture 16: Sacrifice and Greek religion
Lecture 17: Theater and the competition of art
Lecture 18: Sex and gender
Disc 4
Lecture 19: The Peloponnessian war, part 1
Lecture 20: The Peloponnessian war, part II
Lecture 21: Socrates on trial
Lecture 22: Slavery and freedom
Lecture 23: Athens in decline?
Lecture 24: Philip, Alexander, and Greece in transition
1565855728 (dvd)
The Great Courses--History --Ancient history
Greece--Cvilization.--History
Ancient Greek Civilization / Jeremy McInerney ; The Teaching Company. - 1st ed. - Chantilly, VA : The Teaching Company, 2003. - 4 DVDs (720 min) : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in + 1 Course Guidebook (103 p. : ill. ; 19 cm). - The Great Courses .
Includes a biography on the author, a course scope, and bibliographical references.
"Professor Jeremy McInerney has delivered piercing insights into the secrets of the ancient world throughout his career, both as Davidson Kennedy Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and as a field archaeologist working at ancient sites in Israel and Greece. His scholarship on the classical world has appeared in respected academic journals, including the American Journal of Archaeology" (Publisher's website). DISC CONTENTS: Disc 1
Lecture 1: Greece and the Western world
Lecture 2: Minoan Grete
Lecture 3: Schliemann and Mycenae
Lecture 4: The long twilight
Lecture 5: The age of heroes
Lecture 6: From Sicily to Syria, the growth of trade and
colonization
Disc 2
Lecture 7: Delphi and Olympia
Lecture 8: The Spartans
Lecture 9: Revolution
Lecture 10: Tyranny
Lecture 11: The origins of democracy
Lecture 12: Beyond Greece, the Persian empire
Disc 3
Lecture 13: The Persian wars
Lecture 14: The Athenian empire
Lecture 15: The art of democracy
Lecture 16: Sacrifice and Greek religion
Lecture 17: Theater and the competition of art
Lecture 18: Sex and gender
Disc 4
Lecture 19: The Peloponnessian war, part 1
Lecture 20: The Peloponnessian war, part II
Lecture 21: Socrates on trial
Lecture 22: Slavery and freedom
Lecture 23: Athens in decline?
Lecture 24: Philip, Alexander, and Greece in transition
"Professor Jeremy McInerney has delivered piercing insights into the secrets of the ancient world throughout his career, both as Davidson Kennedy Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and as a field archaeologist working at ancient sites in Israel and Greece. His scholarship on the classical world has appeared in respected academic journals, including the American Journal of Archaeology" (Publisher's website). Disc 1
Lecture 1: Greece and the Western world
Lecture 2: Minoan Grete
Lecture 3: Schliemann and Mycenae
Lecture 4: The long twilight
Lecture 5: The age of heroes
Lecture 6: From Sicily to Syria, the growth of trade and colonization
Disc 2
Lecture 7: Delphi and Olympia
Lecture 8: The Spartans
Lecture 9: Revolution
Lecture 10: Tyranny
Lecture 11: The origins of democracy
Lecture 12: Beyond Greece, the Persian empire
Disc 3
Lecture 13: The Persian wars
Lecture 14: The Athenian empire
Lecture 15: The art of democracy
Lecture 16: Sacrifice and Greek religion
Lecture 17: Theater and the competition of art
Lecture 18: Sex and gender
Disc 4
Lecture 19: The Peloponnessian war, part 1
Lecture 20: The Peloponnessian war, part II
Lecture 21: Socrates on trial
Lecture 22: Slavery and freedom
Lecture 23: Athens in decline?
Lecture 24: Philip, Alexander, and Greece in transition
1565855728 (dvd)
The Great Courses--History --Ancient history
Greece--Cvilization.--History